We,We Wish
the world can be healed through art
- a ritual-based digital trilogy made sacred on the blockchain -
We, We Wish (2023–2025) is a trilogy of ritual-based digital artworks created on the blockchain. Inspired by Korea’s spiritual heritage—including masks, myths, and shamanic ceremonies—this series explores how traditional healing rituals can be reimagined for our contemporary moment.
Conceived and performed by artist Soojin Pray, a former martial arts practitioner and Korean traditional dancer turned healer, the project merges embodied ritual with digital performance, archival film, and participatory structures. The title expresses a collective desire: that through art, the world can be healed.
Rooted in Korean folklore and intangible heritage, We, We Wish transforms traditional mask dance and shamanic ritual into immersive moving-image works. Each volume centers on a symbolic figure—a Guardian, a Clown, a Healer—who performs a time-specific ritual at a historically and energetically charged location.
The series preserves the depth of ancient Korean ceremonies while offering a contemporary encounter with the unseen. Through poetic visual language and spiritual technology, it builds bridges between the local and the universal, the ancient and the now.
Series 3
The Clown Once Revered as a Deity
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Series 2
The Silent Healer Quietly Mending the World Unseen
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We, We Wish (2023–2025) is a trilogy of ritual-based digital artworks created on the blockchain. Inspired by Korea’s spiritual heritage—including masks, myths, and shamanic ceremonies—this series explores how traditional healing rituals can be reimagined for our contemporary moment.
Conceived and performed by artist Soojin Pray, a former martial arts practitioner and Korean traditional dancer turned healer, the project merges embodied ritual with digital performance, archival film, and participatory structures. The title expresses a collective desire: that through art, the world can be healed.
Rooted in Korean folklore and intangible heritage, We, We Wish transforms traditional mask dance and shamanic ritual into immersive moving-image works. Each volume centers on a symbolic figure—a Guardian, a Clown, a Healer—who performs a time-specific ritual at a historically and energetically charged location.
The series preserves the depth of ancient Korean ceremonies while offering a contemporary encounter with the unseen. Through poetic visual language and spiritual technology, it builds bridges between the local and the universal, the ancient and the now.
Project Overview & Recognition
This project was produced with support from Arts Council Korea’s 2023 Art Change UP program and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).
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Vol.1
The Tutelar Guardian of Forgotten Tales
Embodying ancient guardianship to protect forgotten stories,
even if the guardian herself is forgotten.
Location: Inwangsan Seonbawi, Seoul
Time: 5:30 AM (Dawn)
Vol.2
The Silent Healer
Quietly Mending the World Unseen
Representing the silent,
unseen forces of healing that restore balance to the world.
Location: Baeksa Village, Seoul
Time: 12:00 PM (Noon)
Vol.3
The Clown Once Revered as a Deity
Exploring the stories of being
who were once divine but are now relegated to the fringes of society.
Location: Goseong Dinosaur Market
Time: 12:00 AM (Midnight)
Process & Technique
Over the course of a year, We, We Wish evolved from field research to ritual performance and post-production editing.
Each piece began as a live ritual, performed by artist Soojin Pray at a site resonating with the work’s spirit—
often at spiritually charged hours, such as dawn or midnight.
Soojin wore hand-carved Korean masks by master artisan Lee Doyeol,
following traditional shamanic protocols: the mask is not just worn but enacted—
donned and removed within the ritual itself.
Each title, a poetic verse meticulously crafted in the traditional Korean Sijo form,
contributes to a cohesive Sijo for the entire collection, deepening its narrative.
This process allowed the ancient and the future to meet—ritual as code, rhythm as memory.
We, We Wish making film
Credits
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Project Director, Choreography, Performance, Digital Editing : Soojin Pray (박수진)
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Creative Director : Kim Seo-ryeong
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Web3 Technical Director : Donggulman (Choi Jin-myeong)
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Traditional Mask Making : Lee Doyeol (Master Mask Artisan)
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Costume Coordination : Seo Hong
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Film & Making Video : Kim Jung-yeob
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Supported by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), Arts Council Korea (ARKO)
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Produced by SPACE MOUM – Art & Meditation Collective (Seoul, South Korea)
Exhibition & Performance
"The Tutelar Guardian of Forgotten Tales" | Solo Exhibition & Performance
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Location: 10 Years Later Ground, Gwangju, South Korea
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Dates: November 14-15, 2024
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Details: Premiered 12 digital artworks (filmed at Inwangsan Seonbawi) and an immersive 3-hour ritual performance by SooJin Pray and Tamura Ryo, reinterpreting Korean traditional culture through digital art.
"The Tutelar Guardian of Forgotten Tales" | Media Wall Exhibition
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Location: Art Korea Lab B1 Media Wall, Seoul, South Korea
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Dates: November 26-29, 2024
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Details: Presented the 12 digital artworks of the series on a large-scale media wall.
Soojin Pray
Art Meditator & Digital Healer
Soojin Pray (Park Soojin) is a South Korean multidisciplinary artist, dancer, and meditation guide with over 20 years of experience. She is the founder and art director of SPACE MOUM, an art-meditation collective known for blending performance art with mindfulness practice.
Her work bridges ancient Korean ritual arts with modern technology—from traditional dance and sound healing to VR and AI—creating transformative experiences. Her ongoing vision is to reconnect body, spirit, and memory through ritual art, as seen in the We, We Wish series and other immersive projects.